1134 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 27

and transcendental knowledge for understanding the science of God. Here
the same principle is confirmed. A person who is detached from the modes
of material nature remains just like the sun reflected on the water. When
the sun is reflected on the water, the movement of the water or the
coolness or unsteadiness of the water cannot affect the sun. Similarly,
vasudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogah prayojitah: when one engages fully in the
activities of devotional service, bhakti-yoga, he becomes just like the sun
reflected on the water. Although a devotee appears to be in the material
world, actually he is in the transcendental world. As the reflection of the
sun appears to be on the water but is many millions of miles away from
the water, so one engaged in the bhakti-yoga process is nirguna, or
unaffected by the qualities of material nature.

Avikara means without change. It is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita that
each and every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, and
thus his eternal position is to cooperate or to dovetail his energy with the
Supreme Lord. That is his unchanging position. As soon as he changes
this position or employs his energy and activities for sense gratification, it
is called vikdra. Similarly, even in this material body, when he practices
devotional service under the direction of the spiritual master, he comes
to the position which is without change because that is his natural duty.
As stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, liberation means reinstatement in
one’s original position. The original position is one of rendering service
to the Lord (bhakti-yogena, bhaktya). When one becomes detached from
material attraction and engages fully in devotional service, that is change-
lessness. Akartrtva means not doing anything for sense gratification. When
one does something at his own risk, there is a sense of proprietorship and
therefore a reaction, but when one does everything for Krgna, there is no
proprietorship over the activities. By changelessness and by not claiming
the proprietorship of activities, one can immediately situate himself in
the transcendental position in which one is not touched by the modes of
material nature, just as the reflection of the sun is unaffected by the water.

TEXT 2

a oy ae = wadaetatatan |
sea aehearaaes tt 2

sa esa yarhi prakrter
gunesv abhivisajjate

ahankriya-vimiidhatma
kartdsmity abhimanyate
